Tag Archives: 400ng

Unpacking Clarification Causes New Concerns

Note: This article is part of a series on changes to the 2012 400NG and International Tender. (To view the entire series of articles, click here.) Please note that these articles are not intended to cover every change made, so TSPs still need to read the tariffs prior to filing rates. Also, these posts are based on our own interpretation of the tariffs, and we cannot guarantee that our interpretation will always be shared by SDDC, the PPSOs, or …

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Fairbanks, Anchorage, and the 2012 400NG


Note: This article is part of a series on changes to the 2012 400NG and International Tender. (To view the entire series of articles, click here.) Please note that these articles are not intended to cover every change made, so TSPs still need to read the tariffs prior to filing rates. Also, these posts are based on our own interpretation of the tariffs, and we cannot guarantee that our interpretation will always be shared by SDDC, the PPSOs, or …

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SDDC Confirms Linehaul Mileage Based on Blocks 18/19

Note: This article is part of a series on changes to the 2012 400NG and International Tender. (To view the entire series of articles, click here.) Please note that these articles are not intended to cover every change made, so TSPs still need to read the tariffs prior to filing rates. Also, these posts are based on our own interpretation of the tariffs, and we cannot guarantee that our interpretation will always be shared by SDDC, the PPSOs, or …

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The Impact of Billing Based on Block 18/19

Note: This article is part of a series on changes to the 2012 400NG and International Tender. (To view the entire series of articles, click here.) Please note that these articles are not intended to cover every change made, so TSPs still need to read the tariffs prior to filing rates. Also, these posts are based on our own interpretation of the tariffs, and we cannot guarantee that our interpretation will always be shared by SDDC, the PPSOs, or …

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SDDC Expands Block 18/19 Usage to Origin and Destination Service Fees

Note: This article is part of a series on changes to the 2012 400NG and International Tender. (To view the entire series of articles, click here.) Please note that these articles are not intended to cover every change made, so TSPs still need to read the tariffs prior to filing rates. Also, these posts are based on our own interpretation of the tariffs, and we cannot guarantee that our interpretation will always be shared by SDDC, the PPSOs, or …

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2012 400NG Baseline Rates Posted

SDDC has posted the 2012 400NG baseline rates, which will be used on all domestic DPS shipments scheduled for pickup after May 15, 2012. The rates, in a downloadable Excel spreadsheet…, are currently available on the Personal Property section of the SDDC website.
The rates contain a 2.5% increase over the previous 400NG baseline rates. This general price adjustment is based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the CEU Index, which according to the 400NG tariff is based

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SDDC Changes Rule Regarding Shipment Refusals

Late last Friday, SDDC issued the below message, that in their words was intended to clarify what they now consider a shipment refusal and what is considered a turnback. In their intent to clarify the difference between a refusal and a turnback, they have changed policy that was tweaked last month… to allow a limited number of shipment refusals or turnbacks by a TSP per GBLOC for the time period of May 15 – July 31.
Based on this message,

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Tariff Changes: The Complete List of Posts

Today marks the first full day of Round 1 of the 2011 DPS rate filing.  In light of this, we thought it might be helpful to provide a complete list of our tariff changes posts, along with other posts related to the 2011 400NG and International Tender:
Tariff Changes Posts

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Tariff Changes: Unpacking Rates to Be Based on Block 18

Note: This is the seventh in a series of posts on the changes in the upcoming 2011 400NG and the 2011 International Tender. Please note that these articles are not intended to cover every change made, so TSPs still need to read the tariffs prior to filing rates. Also, these posts are based on our own interpretation of the tariffs, and we cannot guarantee that our interpretation will always be shared by SDDC, the PPSOs, or GSA.…
In the previous

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Block 18 Clarification Leads to Additional Questions

SDDC recently released its first updates to the 2011 400NG and International Tender, containing a handful of changes on various topics. While most of the new language contained helpful clarifications, one change may have added more uncertainty.
Numerous issues were raised… about the change to base mileage for delivery out of SIT from Block 18 of the GBL, including timing of the application of Block 18 and shipments that change destinations after acceptance. In response, SDDC added the following phrase

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